abstract Ramis XXXII 2015/2

Periodica de Scientiis Liturgicis

The B tradition of the divine office in the Hispano-Mozarabic rite
envisages a Lucernarium at the start of the evening office, whereas the A tradition does not. According to the sources, it is an extremely simple rite, the offering of light and greeting by the celebrant. The prayer in the Breviary that concludes Vespers on Monday of Holy Week could be a prayer for the Lucernarium; the argument is based on an internal critique of the text of the prayer, whose content is completely different from the range of euchology in the last part of the season of Lent. If this is so, we would have a more complete rite for the Lucernarium.